REP. ASA HUTCHINSON INTRODUCES "BOUNTY HUNTER BILL"

From: Capitol Hill Press Releases | Date: February 3, 1998 | Copyright information

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Date: February 3, 1998 Contact: Chris Battle News Release (202) 226-8063

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Rep. Asa Hutchinson Introduces "Bounty Hunter Bill"

Hutchinson Proposes Legislation to Prevent Further Abuses such as 1997 Murders in Arizona, Attack on Innocent Pregnant Woman in Texas, Beating of Innocent Teenage Boy in Memphis

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, today announced legislation aimed at preventing the kinds of abuse that took place last year in ...

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